TIGERS DOMINATE TRACK
Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 8, 2004
- REACHING FOR GREATER HEIGHTS: La Grande's Breezy Fredrickson vaulted 9-8 to win the pole vault at the Small Schools Invite Friday. (Observer photos/RAENELLE KWOCK).
By Raenelle Kwock
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The La Grande track team was missing members for various reasons. It did not stop the Tigers from dominating their home track meet Friday.
On the girls’ side, the Tigers notched 100 points to win out of 13 teams competing. Grant Union was runner-up with 88 points.
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Pole vaulter Breezy Fredrickson did not miss a step in the vault. She came into the meet with a 9 feet, 7 inch mark. Fredrickson topped that mark with a 9-8 effort to win the event.
The Tiger girls had a strong performance from Amber Rasmussen in the shot put. Rasmussen won the event with a 32-8.50 throw.
In the relays, the Tigers’ 4×100-meter team beat Enterprise for first place. The Tigers ran the relay in 52.08. Enterprise came in with a 55.60 time.
Union’s Sarah House won the 100 (13.55) narrowly beating out La Grande’s Cora Beach (13.58).
Elgin’s Kelsey Davis ran the 400-meter run in 59.09. Teammate Amber Looslie was third in 1:00.16.
Looslie and Davis finished 1-2 in the 800.
Enterprise’s Krista Stangel swept the 1,500 and 3,000. Cove’s Kyleigh Altenburg threw 98-3 to take the discus.
Boys
The La Grande boys scored 110.50 points. Enterprise was runner-up with 77.50 points.
The Tigers had six first-place finishes. The 4×100 relay team ran a 44.84.
Leif Bullock won the 1,500 (4:26.67); Kyle Puckett was a double winner in the 100 (11.63) and 200 (24.09).
The 4×400 relay surged into first place behind a super blistering third leg from Rick Anderson. The Tigers won in 3:39.63.
La Grande’s Nathan Humphreys took the long jump in 19-10.
Enterprise’s Tony Swart had a double day in the 110 hurdles (16.03) and 300 hurdles (42.89).
Union’s Billy Garrison won the 3,000 (10:14.06).
Powder Valley’s Todd Baxter threw 46-8.25 to win the shot put.
Elgin’s Vance Horn won the pole vault with a 13-foot leap.
Joseph’s Mike Marks uncorked a 147-6 throw in the discus to win the event.
Joseph’s Kyle Hook threw the javelin 169-2 to win the event.
La Grande Invite
Friday
La Grande, Union, Enterprise, Elgin, Cove, Joseph, Imbler, Powder Valley results
GIRLS
Team scores La Grande 100, Grant Union 88, Baker 79, Riverside 64, Union 48, Enterprise 44, Elgin 36, Cove 18, Pine Eagle 16, Joseph 10, McLoughlin 9, Imbler 8, Powder Valley 6.
4×100-meter relay 1, La Grande ‘A,’ 52.08; 3, ENT, 55.60; 4, Union, 55.94.
1,500 1, Stangel, ENT, 5:00.43; 2, Sharratt, U, 5:10.97; 5, Stonebreaker, 6:24.21; 6, Fasel, U, 6:34.79; 6, Herrig, U, 6:34.79; 8, Nydam, LG, 6:43.20; 9, Goods, U, 7:17.03.
100 1, House, U, 13.55; 2, Beach, LG, 13.58; 5, Myhrum, C, 14.15; 6, Matthews, I, 14.18; 7, Micka, J, 14.22; 8, Rasmussen, LG, 14.29; 9, Altenburg, C, 14.33; 11, Fischer, ENT, 14.43; 12, Muilenburg, LG, 14.45; 18, McCarthy, ENT, 15.47.
400 1, Davis, ELG, 59.09; 3, Looslie, ELG, 1:00.16; 4, A. Timm, LG, 1:03.03; 7, Courtney, U, 1:06.32; 9, Vernarsky, ENT, 1:06.88; 10, Scheele, C, 1:07.69; 13, Reece-Kaigler, C, 1:11.52.
110 hurdles 2, Beach, LG, 17.64; 3, Bingham, PV, 17.77; 4, Santiago, ENT, 17.79; 5, Hall, I, 17.87; 6, Fredrickson, LG, 18.41.
800 1, Looslie, ELG, 2:20.39; 2, Davis, ELG, 2:25.89; 4, Wiseman, LG, 2:33.00; 6, Bartell, LG, 2:36.87; 7, Schoenfelder, LG, 2:38.57; 11, Morris, LG, 2:58.49; 12, Miles, LG, 3:10.24.
200 4, House, U, 29.49; 7, Cline, I, 30.34; 8, Muilenburg, LG, 30.49; 10, Rasmussen, LG, 30.52; 11, Myhrum, C, 30.74; 14, Heiling, C, 33.41.
300 hurdles 2, Santiago, ENT, 49.01; 3, C. Timm, LG, 51.41; 4, Fredrickson, LG, 51.45; 6, Hall, I, 53.18; 8, Courtney, U, 56.62.
3,000 1, Stangel, ENT, 10:58.49; 2, Sharratt, U, 11:34.16; 3, Johnson, LG, 11:38.13; 4, Mitchell, U, 12:17.53.
4×400 relay 2, La Grande ‘A,’ 4:25.42; 5, ENT ‘A,’ 4:48.37; 6, Union ‘A,’ 5:01.62.
Pole vault 1, Fredrickson, LG, 9-8; 3, Butterfield, J, 8-9; 8, Butler, LG, 6-6; 10, Gleasman, J, 6-0.
Javelin 3, Moore, LG, 97-2; 5, Darrow, ELG, 85-5; 8, Wallace, ENT, 79-4; 9, Hall, I, 78-0; 10, McCarthy, ENT, 77-4; 11, Overton, I, 70-2; 13, Matthews, I, 63-6.
Discus 1, Altenburg, C, 98-3; 3, Moore, LG, 82-4; 5, Ritter, I, 74-3; 6, Reichoff, LG, 72-1; 7, Harrell, C, 70-2; 10, Wyffels, ENT, 66-5; 11, Cunningham, ENT, 66-1; 12, Darrow, ELG, 65-7; 14, Goods, U, 62-2; 16, Fasel, U, 54-11; 17, Wilks, ENT, 54-3; 20, Herrig, U, 46-4.
Long jump 4, Butterfield, J, 14-6.50; 8, Wickman, 13-8; 12, Bartell, I, 13-5; 13, Larson, ENT, 13-4.50; 16, Gleasman, J, 13-1.50; 17, Noyes, I, 13-1; 17, Fischer, ENT, 13-1; 19, Orton, LG, 12-6.50; 20, Cline, I, 12-5.
Shot put 1, Rasmussen, LG, 32-08.50; 4, Moore, 30-1.50; 7, Reichoff, LG, 28-0.75; 10, Ritter, I, 26-3.50; 13, Overton, I, 24-0; 16, Goods, U, 23-1.50; 17, House, U, 22-8.25; 18, Herrig, U, 22-1.
Triple jump 2, House, 33-0.50; 10, Scheele, C, 28-10; 12, Larson, ENT, 26-7; 13, Overton, I, 25-6; 14, Orton, LG, 25-5.
High jump 3, Firor, C, 4-10; 4, Vernarsky, ENT, 4-10; 5, C. Timm, LG, 4-8; 6, Ritter, I, 4-6; 7, Timm, LG, 4-6.
BOYS
Team scores La Grande 110.50, Enterprise 77.50, Grant Union 68, Joseph 53, Union 41, Powder Valley 34, Cove 27, Riverside 26, Elgin 25, Baker 25, McLoughlin 24, Imbler 10, Pine Eagle 6.
4×100 relay 1, La Grande ‘A,’ 44.84; 2, Powder Valley, 46.28; 3, ENT, 46.75; 4, Joseph, 46.91; 6, Elgin, 46.98; 7, Cove, 47.28; 8, Union, 47.68; 10, Imbler, 49.98.
1,500 1, Bullock, LG, 4:26.67; 2, M. Swart, ENT, 4:31.85; 3, Walker, U, 4:34.75; 4, Clough, 4:36.05; 14, Delepierre, U, 6;21.55.
100 1, Puckett, LG, 11.63; 3, Burgess, LG, 11.74; 3, Sofe, C, 11.74; 6, Lund, ELG, 12.13; 7, Morgan, ENT, 12.14; 8, Carman, U, 12.15; 9, Savage, C, 12.20; 14, Lincoln, ENT, 12.34; 17, Dawson, J, 12.65; 18, Maley, U, 12.79; 19, Page, ELG, 12.92; 20, Bomberger, LG, 12.99; 21, Pagliarulo, C, 13.02; 26, Law, U, 13.41.
400 3, Thurston, U, 54.58; 4, Eschler, J, 54.81; 5, C. Swart, ENT, 55.21; 8, Arrand, ELG, 56.38; 10, Walker, U, 56.68; 11, Clough, J, 57.24; 12, McKinney, LG, 57.81; 13, McDowell, C, 58.77; 14, Savage, C, 59.08; 17, Smithe, I, 1:01.42; 18, Stark, LG, 1:02.35; 23, Shepherd, ELG, 1:07.36; 24, Cartney, C, 1:09.76.
110 hurdles 1, T. Swart, ENT, 16.03; 2, Sofe, C, 17:03; 4, Hibbert, LG, 17.44; 5, Cline, I, 17.57.
800 2, M. Swart, ENT, 2:08.76; 4, Bullock, LG, 2:10.17; 8, Clough, J, 2:14.13; 9, Beach, LG, 2:15.34; 13, Smithe, I, 2:29.08; 14, Cox, U, 2:29.82; 15, Shepherd, ELG, 2:36.92.
200 1, Puckett, LG, 24.09; 2, Sofe, C, 24.63; 3, Carman, U, 24.78; 4, Burgess, LG, 24.83; 7, Humphreys, LG, 25.06; 8, Lund, ELG, 25.09; 9, Bartell, I, 25.23; 11, Schwendimen, ENT, 25.31; 13, Arrand, ELG, 25.38; 16, Arnold, ELG, 26.01; 18, McDowell, C, 26.41; 19, Maley, U, 26.56; 20, Altenburg, C, 26.64; 25, Law, U, 27.49.
300 hurdles 1, T. Swart, ENT, 42.89; 2, Cline, I, 45.60; 4, Hibbert, LG, 46.40; 5, Stratton, U, 47.56.
3,000 1, Garrison, U, 10:14.06; 3, Sheehy, U, 10:18.56; 4, Gorbett, ENT, 10:53.06; 5, Lozier, ENT, 11:13.52; 8, Cox, U, 12:11.21.
4×400 relay 1, La Grande ‘A,’ 3:39.63; 2, ENT, 3:41.80; 5, Joseph, 3:45.24; 8, Union, 3:53.61; 9, Powder Valley, 3:58.52.
Triple jump 2, Anderson, LG, 40-7.50; 4, Karrels, LG, 37-1; 5, Horrocks, ENT, 36-9; 6, Patton, J, 36-7.75; 8, Gilliland, ENT, 35-4; 9, Bomberger, LG, 35-3.50; 15, Hamill, 33-0.
Shot put 1, Baxter, PV, 46-8.25; 2, Marks, J, 44-6.25; 4, VanNice, C, 43-3.75; 5, Horn, ELG, 42-0.25; 6, Craig, U, 41-5.75; 7, Page, ELG, 41-1.25; 10, Hayward, J, 38-2; 11, Joseph, LG, 37-4.25; 12, Arnold, ELG, 37-3.50; 16, B. Waite, U, 33-1.25; 16, Altenburg, C, 33-1.25; 19, McClay, LG, 32-5; 20, J. Waite, U, 32-2.25; 22, Hohstadt, I, 31-5; 23, Stark, LG, 31-4.50; 26, Kennicott, LG, 27-5.25; 29, Sturtevant, I, 23-1.75.
High jump 2, Anderson, LG, 6-0; 4, Patton, J, 5-8; 5, Horrocks, ENT, 5-8; 7, Savage, C, 5-6; 8, Deines, ELG, 5-6; 8, Humphreys, LG, 5-6; 8, Bomberger, LG, 5-6; 13, Boothman, U, 5-2.
Pole vault 1, Horn, ELG, 13-0; 2, Taylor, 12-6; 3, Eschler, J, 12-0; 4, Hibbert, LG, 11-6; 6, Lozier, ENT, 9-6; 6, Smith, LG, 9-6; 9, Graning, J, 9-6.
Discus 1, Marks, J, 147-6; 2, Baxter, PV, 134-0; 3, Follett, ELG, 126-9; 4, Craig, U, 126-3; 5, VanNice, C, 122-0; 6, C. Swart, ENT, 117-4; 8, Hohstadt, I, 109-11; 9, Joseph, LG, 105-0; 10, Hayward, J, 104-6; 13, Jones, ENT, 101-3; 14, Hewitt, U, 100-2; 15, Altenburg, C, 98-2; 16, Clark, U, 96-10; 23, Kennicott, LG, 76-8; 24, McClay, LG, 72-0; 26, Wheeling, I, 64-8; 27, Sturtevant, I, 64-4.
Javelin 1, Hook, J, 169-2; 3, Jones, ENT, 148-0; 4, Hamill, ELG, 147-10; 6, Horn, ELG, 138-0; 7, McKinney, LG, 137-2; 9, Stratton, U, 130-6; 11, Allen, C, 120-7; 14, Bailey, J, 116-3; 15, McElroy, ENT, 115-9; 18, Boothman, U, 112-9; 22, Hohstadt, I, 97-3; 23, Follett, ELG, 97-2; 24, Hewitt, U, 96-4; 26, Wheeling, I, 83-3; 27, Sturtevant, I, 83-0; 28, Kiser, ENT, 82-10.
Long jump 1, Humphreys, LG, 19-10; 2, T. Swart, ENT, 19-8; 3, Karrels, LG, 19-7; 7, Gilliland, ENT, 18-0; 8, Smith, LG, 17-6.50; 9, Deines, ELG, 17-2; 10, Lincoln, ENT, 16-10; 16, Bremner, ELG, 15-11; 18, Love, ELG, 13-4.75; 19, Moro, J, 12-9; 20, McCrae, U, 12-4.75.